Veterans Services

TBCC respects the sacrifice veterans and their families make while serving in the United States Armed Forces. We are committed to assisting veterans and their dependents to access benefits in support of their educational goals.

From applying for education benefits to finding special scholarships for veterans, we’re here to help you become a part of the TBCC community!

The TBCC Veterans Service Office is located in Student Services on the main campus. If you are utilizing VA educational benefits for the first time or are a Veteran transferring to TBCC from another college, please contact Sally Jackson, TBCC’s VA School Certifying Official (SCO) for information and to schedule an intake session. Sally can be reached at (503) 842-8222, ext. 1130 or sallyjackson@tillamookbaycc.edu.

How do I apply for Veterans Education Benefits?

Veterans, disabled veterans and dependents of certain veterans may be eligible for educational benefits from the Veterans Administration (VA). To determine your eligibility for benefits, please contact the VA directly at 1-888-GI-Bill1 or www.ebenefits.va.gov

Veterans receiving VA educational benefits while attending TBCC are required to obtain official transcripts from all previously attended schools and submit them to TBCC’s Registrar’s Office for review of prior credit.

All transcripts, including Joint Service Transcripts, must be received by TBCC no later than the completion of the first term of attendance. Enrollment in subsequent terms will be permitted once this requirement is met.

Veterans receiving VA educational benefits must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average each term to maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP)[link to JICS SAP], in accordance with the academic policies of TBCC.

Veterans receiving VA educational benefits are cautioned that receipt of such grades as W (withdrawal), NP (no pass), F (failing grade), or a decrease in credits during the semester may result in a reduction of benefit payments, repayment of some benefits, or possible termination of benefits.

Veterans receiving VA educational benefits must assume responsibility for notifying TBCC’s SCO of any changes in their schedule every quarter.

After completing the application process with the VA, apply and get admitted to TBCC and choose your degree program. This process may require you to take a placement test, and you will also need to attend a New Student Orientation. If you have any questions along the way do not hesitate to ask. We are here to help.

Am I eligible for a tuition waiver?

Tillamook Bay Community College shall waive tuition (not covered by any other agency or government sponsored program) of veterans who are identified as disabled fifty percent or more while participating as a result of military service and who listed Oregon as their permanent residence at time of discharge.

Dependents of Fallen or 100% Disabled Oregon Veterans

TBCC will provide a tuition waiver to the spouse and children age 23 and under (including adoptive and step-children) of all branches of the United States Armed Forces or United States Coast Guard who:

Died while on active duty, or

died as a result of a military service-connected disability, or

is 100% permanently disabled as a result of a military service-connected disability as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Scholarships for Veterans

SECTION 702 OF THE CHOICE ACT (As Amended by Public Law 114-315 December 16, 2016)

Effective July 1, 2017, Tillamook Bay Community College will uphold Public Law 114-315, as it amends

38 U.S.C. § 3679c (disapproval of courses), by charging the following individuals a rate of tuition not to exceed the in-state rate for tuition and fees purposes:

A Veteran using educational assistance under either chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I. Bill – Active Duty Program) or chapter 33 (Post-9/11 G.I. Bill), of title 38, United States Code, who lives in Oregon while attending a school located in Oregon (regardless of his/her formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of discharge or release from a period of active duty service of 90 days or more.

Anyone using transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) who lives in Oregon while attending a school located in Oregon (regardless of his/her formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of the transferor’s discharge or release from a period of active duty service of 90 days or more.

Anyone described above while he or she remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school. The person so described must have enrolled in the school prior to the expiration of the three year period following discharge or release as described above and must be using educational benefits under either chapter 30 or chapter 33, of title 38, United States Code.

Anyone using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9)) who lives in Oregon while attending a school located in Oregon (regardless of his/her formal State of residence).

Anyone using transferred Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) who lives in Oregon while attending a school located in Oregon (regardless of his/her formal state of residence) and the transferor is a member of the uniformed service who is serving on active duty.